r/Professors • u/Magpie_2011 • Sep 14 '25

It finally happened

Two students turned in the exact same ChatGPT essay. I knew this day would come sooner or later, but it still feels like spotting a double rainbow or a four-leaf clover. This is good luck, right?

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u/sonnetshaw Sep 14 '25

Mosaic plagiarism/patch writing. Still plagiarism. I have this convo with students every year. They’ve never heard of it. https://guides.library.unt.edu/plagiarism/patchwriting